Uncle Sam's little rifle manual.

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For all I know, I'm the only person on CGN who didn't know about this 'Rifles and Carbines' manual recently put out by Uncle Sam, but the information is too good not to share. I heard about it from Sofrep:


"Army Training Circular, TC 3-22.9 Rifles and Carbines is chock full of military vitamins and useful information on the M-4 Carbines, written for an 18-year-old with a GED so it is simply written with pictures suitable for coloring. The Army knows a few things about rifles and carbines. This booklet is the result of years of work and is a valuable resource. Think of it as a little tax refund."


A PDF of the manual is available here: https://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/tc3-22-9.pdf
 
Quite thorough although trigger finger placement information is wrong as well as the red dot/CCO instruction to look at the dot and not the target.
 
Finger placement on the AR trigger seems reasonable to me.

Most Military pers and LEO's cannot change the issue pistol grips to provide a change in grip. Demanding a shooter use the centre of the first pad or some similar dogmatic shooting logic leads to very awkward hand placement, usually very low, on the pistol grip. Then manipulation of the selector becomes difficult.

Place your hand high up on the pistol grip, filling the web of the hand where the lower receiver and grip meet. Put as much as your trigger finger onto the trigger. Find what is comfortable for the shooter, as long as they are able to maintain good control and squeeze smoothly.

This works very well when training shooters with big mitts...
 
rchmontreal said:
Finger placement on the AR trigger seems reasonable to me.

Most Military pers and LEO's cannot change the issue pistol grips to provide a change in grip. Demanding a shooter use the centre of the first pad or some similar dogmatic shooting logic leads to very awkward hand placement, usually very low, on the pistol grip. Then manipulation of the selector becomes difficult.

Place your hand high up on the pistol grip, filling the web of the hand where the lower receiver and grip meet. Put as much as your trigger finger onto the trigger. Find what is comfortable for the shooter, as long as they are able to maintain good control and squeeze smoothly.

This works very well when training shooters with big mitts...
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Good point. This manual is geared for the mil and the lowest level soldier at that. Still isn't sound advice.
 
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